PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Four brothers who own shares in the Pittsburgh Steelers may soon make a final decision on who to sell their stakes in the NFL team to, family members say. With billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller offering to purchase the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Justin Masterson let the ball fly, hoping it would stay down, watching for the anticipated ground out. The ball didn't cooperate. Dioner Navarro didn't either, lifting the wayward sinker to center field, over Coco Crisp's head.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Presumably, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was not sneaking out of Fenway Park in a gorilla suit yesterday, but that doesn't mean his contract negotiations were proceeding any less oddly than the last time his deal was up.

In stealth fashion, the Red Sox have been negotiating with Theo Epstein and are close to a deal that would lock up the star general manager for several years. Good idea. Theo is having a better summer than the Wasilla, Alaska, Chamber of Commerce. He's

After turning in his 'worst' performance as a pro last season -- hitting 'only' .327 with 32 homers and 103 RBIs and finishing a 'distant' ninth in the National League MVP voting -- Albert Pujols will finish 2008 where he belongs: among the top four

For that reason alone, Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez merits strong consideration in the National League MVP race. Pierre was hitting in the happy spot -- ahead of Ramirez -- when he homered on Monday at Pittsburgh. Pierre had gone 1,070 at-bats

At the request of the Mets, San Diego and Major League Baseball agreed to move up the first game to allow Tuesday to be an off-day in the middle of the three-game series. New York wanted to have the Tuesday open in case the opener is postponed by bad

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Your heart is beating so fast you have your buddies look up CPR techniques on the Internet. Your hands are so sweaty you need to grip your cold adult beverage with both hands. Your eyes are so weary from scoreboard watching that you can barely focus.